It was heard the owner of Yesbar and Liberté pubs in Glasgow was waiting for his wife at the bar, drinking a pint of Guinness and a large whisky.

Their conversation became heated and she pushed him, causing him to "flinch back".

Mr McLaughlin, who it was heard is a trained fighter, reported the assault eight days later.

Today at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Mrs McLaughlin from the west of the city, wept as she admitted pushing Mr McLaughlin on November 8 last year.

Her lawyer told the court she had left her husband after "years of alleged abuse".

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The 6ft bar owner took his wife to court

Sheriff Lindsay Wood commented to the fiscal: “He’s 6ft 2in, a trained fighter and she is being prosecuted for pushing him, with no injury.”

He told McLaughlin: “You have suffered enough, I am granting an absolute discharge.”

This means she will have no criminal record.

Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar told the court the part-time air hostess is the sole earner and supports her two daughters, the youngest she has to her husband.

He told the court: "On the day of the incident it had come to the attention of my client that her husband had allegedly committed fraud and had gone online and transferred the Yes Bar Ltd companies from her name to his.

"This was one of the reasons that the meeting took place. She managed to reverse this after being informed by their business accountant."

Mr Anwar said that day would have been her son’s 25th birthday - he tragically died at six weeks old - and she was feeling "very low".

He claimed his client also received a notice that day to leave her house as Mr McLaughlin hadn't paid the rent.

The lawyer told the court when she arrived she saw her estranged husband drinking and commented that he shouldn’t be drinking because he was due to pick their daughter up.

He added: "He told her she couldn’t stop him and she told him it was dangerous but he just wouldn't listen and as he got up she pushed him back to stop him.

"She was still trying to argue he was over the limit. She is full of remorse for having acted in the manner, she wishes she had controlled her tempter and simply walked away or told the police."

Mr McLaughlin did not pick their daughter up that evening.

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